[FIX] Ghosting through HDMI with Haier 42" 1080p LCD HDTV (L42C118)

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I got one of these tv's on sale for $299 at Newegg, and everything seemed fine at first. Then I noticed severe ghosting (motion blur) in darker parts of the image when using an HDMI cable. I switched to VGA, and there was no ghosting at all, but all of my longer VGA cables are pretty cheap, so there was noticeable interference. But instead of ordering a good, long VGA cable, I decided to mess around with different resolutions and refresh rates to see if the problem persisted. I reduced the refresh rate at 1080p through HDMI from 60Hz to 59Hz and bam, no ghosting whatsoever. There was no ghosting at lower resolutions through HDMI either.. But hopefully this will help some people out. Newegg has been selling out of these TV's, even at full price, so I imagine people will be looking for a solution soon. If you're getting severe ghosting through HDMI with this HDTV, simpy reduce the refresh rate to 59Hz or use the VGA port...
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[QUOTE="superclocked"]I got one of these tv's on sale for $299 at Newegg, and everything seemed fine at first. Then I noticed severe ghosting (motion blur) in darker parts of the image when using an HDMI cable. I switched to VGA, and there was no ghosting at all, but all of my longer VGA cables are pretty cheap, so there was noticeable interference. But instead of ordering a good, long VGA cable, I decided to mess around with different resolutions and refresh rates to see if the problem persisted. I reduced the refresh rate at 1080p from 60Hz to 59Hz and bam, no ghosting whatsoever. There was no ghosting at lower resolutions through HDMI either.. But hopefully this will help some people out. Newegg has been selling out of these TV's, even at full price, so I imagine people will be looking for a solution soon. If you're getting severe ghosting through HDMI with this HDTV, simpy reduce the refresh rate to 59Hz or use the VGA port...

My 32" 720p Samsung (60hz, 6ms response time) had extremely bad ghosting/blur, mainly in darker parts of the image as you mentioned. I couldn't take it anymore, so I moved my xbox upstairs in my room to my small SDTV. At least the gameplay was smooth, & yeah the quality was bad but so was the samsung because of all the blur, not to mention how unresponsive it was. So I ended up getting this monitor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236123 & I recommend it, as a TN gaming monitor for the size and price. If it's to small, then sorry to say but I would go for a plasma.
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[QUOTE="DryBomber5"][QUOTE="superclocked"]I got one of these tv's on sale for $299 at Newegg, and everything seemed fine at first. Then I noticed severe ghosting (motion blur) in darker parts of the image when using an HDMI cable. I switched to VGA, and there was no ghosting at all, but all of my longer VGA cables are pretty cheap, so there was noticeable interference. But instead of ordering a good, long VGA cable, I decided to mess around with different resolutions and refresh rates to see if the problem persisted. I reduced the refresh rate at 1080p from 60Hz to 59Hz and bam, no ghosting whatsoever. There was no ghosting at lower resolutions through HDMI either.. But hopefully this will help some people out. Newegg has been selling out of these TV's, even at full price, so I imagine people will be looking for a solution soon. If you're getting severe ghosting through HDMI with this HDTV, simpy reduce the refresh rate to 59Hz or use the VGA port...

My 32" 720p Samsung (60hz, 6ms response time) had extremely bad ghosting/blur, mainly in darker parts of the image as you mentioned. I couldn't take it anymore, so I moved my xbox upstairs in my room to my small SDTV. At least the gameplay was smooth, & yeah the quality was bad but so was the samsung because of all the blur, not to mention how unresponsive it was. So I ended up getting this monitor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236123 & I recommend it, as a TN gaming monitor for the size and price. If it's to small, then sorry to say but I would go for a plasma.

There isn't any ghosting at 1080p/59Hz, at lower resolutions, or through VGA. It only happens at 1080p/60Hz through HDMI, so I'm just going to hang onto this one, since I can easily get around the ghosting. Thanks though :)
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[QUOTE="superclocked"][QUOTE="DryBomber5"][QUOTE="superclocked"]I got one of these tv's on sale for $299 at Newegg, and everything seemed fine at first. Then I noticed severe ghosting (motion blur) in darker parts of the image when using an HDMI cable. I switched to VGA, and there was no ghosting at all, but all of my longer VGA cables are pretty cheap, so there was noticeable interference. But instead of ordering a good, long VGA cable, I decided to mess around with different resolutions and refresh rates to see if the problem persisted. I reduced the refresh rate at 1080p from 60Hz to 59Hz and bam, no ghosting whatsoever. There was no ghosting at lower resolutions through HDMI either.. But hopefully this will help some people out. Newegg has been selling out of these TV's, even at full price, so I imagine people will be looking for a solution soon. If you're getting severe ghosting through HDMI with this HDTV, simpy reduce the refresh rate to 59Hz or use the VGA port...

My 32" 720p Samsung (60hz, 6ms response time) had extremely bad ghosting/blur, mainly in darker parts of the image as you mentioned. I couldn't take it anymore, so I moved my xbox upstairs in my room to my small SDTV. At least the gameplay was smooth, & yeah the quality was bad but so was the samsung because of all the blur, not to mention how unresponsive it was. So I ended up getting this monitor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236123 & I recommend it, as a TN gaming monitor for the size and price. If it's to small, then sorry to say but I would go for a plasma.

There isn't any ghosting at 1080p/59Hz, at lower resolutions, or through VGA. It only happens at 1080p/60Hz through HDMI, so I'm just going to hang onto this one, since I can easily get around the ghosting. Thanks though :)

Well I'm just saying, LCD/LED hdtvs in general typically suffer from that kind of stuff, but I guess you picked the right model. Because from what I hear, if you want an HDTV that's big 40"+ then plasma is the way to go. I don't have a plasma, but just from looking at the specs, you'll see what I mean. It all comes down to what model you have, because both types (lcd and plasma) have their pro's and con's.
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I think with the PC input, it bypasses most, if not all all video processing which eliminates lag and blur.

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#6 superclocked
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I think with the PC input, it bypasses most, if not all all video processing which eliminates lag and blur.

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Yeah.. But it's weird that there isn't any motion blur or ghosting through the HDMI ports at 1080p/59Hz (or at lower resolutions), only 1080p/60Hz...
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